The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-01
CONDITION VI CROPS.
THE SUMMARY PUBLISHED BY
THE "PARMER'B REVIEW"
Average Yield Of Wheat and Corn
Tho Weather Crop
Bulletin.

CHICAGO, ILL, July 3l.-Tbe follow.
ing crop summary will appear in this
weeks Issue Of the Farmers Review.
The continued drouth In many of the
States has materially damaged the
corn crop. Where local rains have
fallen the injury, however, is not, as
yet, serious. The cat crop at this date
is turning out light, as was expected.
The winter wheat yield in the 'ifier-
emit States, according to the reports OF
orr correspondents, is ss follows:
Nineteen counties In Illinois report an
average OF is 2 80 BUSHELS. Wayne
and W hite counties report the yield an
low as 8 bushes, and H Dcock and
Ksnkskee counties at 20 10 80 br heels,
len I1diana counties report an AYR
age yield OF IA 3 8 bushels. Tho high
est yield reported In Carroll county, 20
bushels; thirteen counties In Ohio, IA
bushes; seven Michigan counties,
10 81 bushels; Wisconsin counties re-.
port IL 80 buehels; Ave counties in
Kentucky report IL 2 s bushels; thir.
lean counties in Missouri fraction
under q bushels; seven Kansas coun.
ties, 10 81 bushels.
The average yield OF spring wheat
in the different states is as follows:
Eleven ccuD,ies in Iowa, 25 bush.
ella. In Fayeite county the crop has
been cut for hay and in Winue hiek
county the crop has been desi royed
cause not mentioned. Considerable
damage has besn done throughout the
sta Q by chinch bugs. Five countie,
In Minnesota, Is bushels. sherbourn,
county reports the crop ruined there
by drontn and chinch bugs Ter
counties in N, braska, 10 bushels, with
damage by drouth and bugs in som,
countis'. Eleven DAkota counties
10 l.6 bushels.
The average condition Of the corn
crop 70 reported from the differen
States Ia as follows: Twenty-Five,
c1uutiss In Illilois place 1t at an aver
age Of " per cent, with damage b,
drouth in almost every county report
ing. Ten Indisna counties report al
average condition OF 81 per cent, bein,
20 PEI cent lower THAI a week ago
from the effects OF the general drouth
The average reported by thirteen o al,
counties 10 90 per cent, the damage b,
drouth 90 set having been eight. Min
Michigan counties report an aveTag
coalition OF o. per cent, and com
/ 4, nm xlatnt 20 Iraofh py,...a.t. -.
ports IL average condition at 90 pc
cent. Oorn requires rain badly q
Kentucky, bu' Ia Mlssonri 10 In fln
condition, eleven coupties Teportin
an average condition OF l07 per cen
N ns Kansas counties report an ave.
age condition for the crop OF ~ pc
cent, and complain OF the dry weathe
and hot winds. In Iowa the corn Gro
is still In fne con diiion, but with som
complaint OF drouth and chine
b1gs. -Four cen counties report q
average condition Of l08 per cen
Six conn;ies In Minnesota report q
avs rare Of % per cent and complsi
OF drouth and insects. Ten N,b 'ask
counties place their average ut SO p,
cant, and ten counties In Dakota
ITO per ceat. In the latter state n
freshiug rains have fallen, helpin
crops generally.
Reports on the yield Of oats are b,
ginuipg TO come In. Eighteen count,
In Illinois report an average yield
Is 40 bushels. Ten Ind ana countie
2s 2.6 bu.hels. Eeyen 0nio couniis
81 All bushels. Eight counties
Michigan, Q tr fe under 30 bushel
six Wisconsin counties, 32t bushol
Eleven Missouri connties, 40 bushel
3syen counties In Kaneas, 80 bush,
Sixteen Iowa counties, 81 bush.l
Six Minnesota counties, 3bt busheI
Ten Nebraska counties, 80 1 b bushel
Ten Dakota counties, 81 bush,ls.
o her crops are In much the sau
condition ~ last week, with 10 h
pr0yemeIt.